The State of Wisconsin DOT is looking for two (2) Business Analyst/Consultant IV's.
Top Required Skills & Years of Experience:
5+ years' experience in the following:
a. Business analysis – experience creating use cases, user stories and defining requirements and operational process. Experience performing data analysis against oracle databases, SQL and/or query tool experienced.
b. Technical analysis – experience analyzing and documenting solution components and functions.
c. Requirements – experience creating requirement documents including functional and nonfunctional requirements.
d. Quality assurance – end to end Quality Assurance, from QA Planning to execution and bug resolution for each development phase.
Nice to Have Skills:
a. Facilitation
b. SQL
Interview Process: Microsoft Teams with Video On, 1 - 2 rounds
Duration of Contract: through 6/30/2027 with possible extension. The start date is a targeted date and may change.
Remote or onsite? Candidates must be CURRENT WI residents. No relocation allowed. If the selected hire is local to Madison, they will be expected onsite as needs require (up to a few days a week). If they are not local to Madison, they can work 100% remote from within the state of WI.
Project details: This position will provide Business Analysis for the Bureau of Aeronautics Airport Financial Management and Airport Project Management. The Business Analyst will identify & document business and technical requirements, wireframe/prototype, and perform as a liaison between BOA and development teams. The Analyst will ensure solution deliverables align with requirements. The analyst will perform quality assurance. Finally, the analyst will provide solution documentation.
Under general supervision from the DOT BITS DTIM Supervisor, on bureau projects, initiatives, and
processes, this advanced level position works as a liaison amongst technical and bureau/business
stakeholders to facilitate the development of business requirements, lead business process redefinition
studies and analyze the use of new technology for new or enhanced systems services. This position is
responsible for working with business leads and subject matter experts (SMEs) from various program
areas to understand business structure and, policies, and operations in order to develop solutions for
business unit strategic goals and initiatives. Including, but not limited to, defining/refining standard
operating procedures for projects, business and technical requirements, user stories, leading solution
delivery including quality assurance. Responsible for understanding current and future processes,
delivering incremental solutions.
This position, along with business leads and SMEs, will analyze current business processes and
identify changes in business processes and/or IT systems that will improve the bureau partner’s ability
to meet customer needs and/or improve operating efficiency. This may include developing use cases
and/or test plans to illustrate current state to future state definition and developing and validating
detailed system requirements and design specifications. This position interacts with business users to
assure a mutual understanding and agreement on requirements and specifications and, at an expert
level, provides consultation, direction, and guidance to business managers.
This is a senior-level position performing difficult and complex work reviewing policies, priorities,
recommendations, and/or solutions to IT and business-related issues. This person will serve as the
principal authority in the analysis of business process definition/redefinition, with little supervision, and
providing expertise in multiple projects of moderate to difficult scope and complexity. This position
requires knowledge of project management principles, methods and practices along with technical skills
to work with complex data and find meaningful insights from it.
Ensuring effective and efficient interactions with staff and management at all organizational levels is an
essential part of this position.
Goals and Worker Activities
30% GOAL A. Leadership, facilitation and coordination of business and operational teams to ensure
business needs are being met Worker Activity.
A1. Lead, facilitate, and coordinate team meetings to prioritize work requests in partnership with the
business leads from assigned business areas.
A2. Serve as the key integration point between the business areas, operations teams, and IT.
A3. Develop and maintain a deep understanding and expertise of applicable operational processes,
procedures, and controls.
A4. Work with key stakeholders to fully understand and analyze the business case for each work
effort.
25% GOAL B. Leadership, facilitation and coordination of business process and systems analysis
Worker Activity.
B1. Lead, facilitate and coordinate business requirements at the appropriate level of detail for each
work effort, ensuring the cross-functional impacts and any required coordination/integration effort has
been identified ahead of the solution.
B2. Work with internal and external stakeholders to gather and validate business requirements and
assist with the functional design of solutions.
B3. Partner with the technical lead to provide input into the functional aspects of solutions design.
B4. Proactively identify opportunities for process, system, or other enhancements that may help the
business mitigate operational risk and/or achieve its business goals.
B5. Partner with the technical lead to create or update documentation relating to workflow process
and detailed procedures resulting from implemented initiatives prior to deployment.
B6. Develop end-user training materials, in partnership with the transition manager, and assist with
the coordination of user training, if needed.
B7. Serve as an internal expert with regards to the integrated end-to end processes, controls, and
solutions.
B8. Map out the data flows and processes and ultimately how it is used by end systems. Identify gaps
or improvements in the process.
B9. Based on requirements and analysis, collaborate with architects and developers to design solutions
to meet the requirements. Use tools such as SQL, data flow diagrams, matrices, requirements
documents, JIRA tickets to identify and document work.
25% GOAL C. Management of quality control efforts Worker Activity
C1. Develop, execute, and document user test plans and organize and oversee end-user testing and
acceptance.
C2. Provide support to test teams, as needed, Create end-to-end (E2E) test scrips.
C3. Coordinate resolution of issues uncovered during end-user testing.
C4. Research escalated business issues and lead the creation of integrated models/workflows that
resolve the root cause of these problems.
C5. Participate in the evaluation, provide feedback, and resolve issues regarding vendor performance,
escalating to the lead project manager as needed.
C6. Independently resolve issues to remove roadblocks and provide reports or updates on issues to
the portfolio owner, as needed.
C7. Maintain and distribute metrics related to work request/project, as agreed upon.
C8. Verify the data migrated to intended destination and meets the requirements.
15% GOAL D. Participation on the Business Process and Analysis (BPA) Center of Excellence
Worker Activity.
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